Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
Holy God, holy and merciful, holy and compassionate, send upon us and this meal your Holy Spirit, whose breath revives us for life, whose fire rouses us to love. Enfold in your arms all who share this holy food. Nurture in us the fruits of the Spirit, that we may be a living tree, sharing... Continue Reading →
This is not the photo that I planned on taking today. I had something completely different in mind. But sometimes life has a way of throwing curveballs at you. You will often hear people divide the world into two categories (yet again): "People of Faith" and "the Faithless." I cry BS We live by faith.... Continue Reading →
Test is a funny word. Nobody really enjoys being put to the test. Very few people enjoy taking tests. But... As a code developer, I have a love/hate relationship with testers. On one hand, you put all of this effort into a crown jewel masterpiece of software, only to have some guy... Continue Reading →
How does one take a photograph of "virtue?" In recent years, the Boy Scouts of America has allowed itself to be given a bit of a black eye on a couple of different fronts. The reason, however, that this is so scandalous is that at its heart, the scouting program actually strives to be... Continue Reading →
Ash Wednesday is a day where we traditionally mark ourselves with a cross made of dust. We do this to remind ourselves of our mortality—we came from dust, we will return to dust. Today though, I chose to look at this a little differently. Today, I will look at the cross as a way of... Continue Reading →
Well, I found the Advent Photo-a-Day Disciple to be rather rewarding, so I have decided to undertake the Lenten challenge as well. The source for the daily word list this season is the Catholic Sistas blog site. I will again post these photos in three locations: The VMWishes blog site The VMWishes photo gallery The CTS... Continue Reading →
Light Here we are on Christmas day at the end of the Advent photo-a-day exercise. It has been simultaneously fun and challenging. I have been both serious and somewhat silly. I have looked for the ordinary and the artistic. As we move beyond Advent, the obvious question is, "what next?" My personal goal is to... Continue Reading →
Serve When we think of service to our fellow man, we often find the thought daunting... I don't have the ability to dig a well or to run into a burning building or to risk my life to save another. But that is the extreme. Service to others begins with much simpler acts. If we start... Continue Reading →
Surprise I've come to expect that Valerie, Tony, and I are all sneaking around looking for that perfect unique photo to capture the word for the day. I was not, however, expecting this little guy to be joining the mix... SURPRISE. (The bigger surprise, however, is probably the fact that I managed to make it... Continue Reading →
Story Each of us has a story. Each of us has something unique to say. But our story begins not with ourselves, but our history. While we strive to write our own plots and settings. We must remember that the story is framed by family.
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